Bad weather emergency in Sardinia with red alert for the whole day today and until midnight.
Several areas in these hours have been hit by storms and strong winds and the first damages have been recorded with flooded roads and collapses.
Many municipalities have closed schools and parks. Bosa is among the most affected centres , with numerous streets covered in water and mud. A canopy collapsed and fell onto the parked cars, luckily no one was injured. The road to Montresta was closed due to falling rocks, the Temo exceeded its banks, overflowing from the Santu Crispu dam and began to cross the town.
As a precaution, six people were evacuated to an elderly center (three couples with reduced mobility) while some moored boats were dragged towards the sea. The floating dock in front of the old tanneries was damaged.
Bulkheads have been placed in the river banks. A reception center has been set up in the former Capuchin convent.
Three teams of firefighters operate on site with two officials, operators of the Red Cross, Municipal Police, State Police, Carabinieri. All functions of the Municipal Operations Center (Coc) are active.
In Alghero , the deputy mayor yesterday signed an ordinance ordering the closure of schools, urban parks and the cemetery, the same decision taken in Guspini and Arbus . And again in Oristano , T erralba, San Nicolò d'Arcidano, Arborea, Uras, Solarussa, Bosa, Ales, in Porto Torres parks and cemeteries closed. Citizens are invited to stay at home and to avoid traveling by car unless strictly necessary.
ORISTANESE - In Torregrande , street lamps and trees have fallen to the ground. A four-story house was blown off the roof by strong winds this morning. The roof collapsed but there are no injuries.
The regional operations room of the Civil Protection informs that interventions are underway to free the roads from water, but bad weather makes operations difficult.
There are about sixty-five requests for intervention that have arrived at the Oristano Fire Brigade since midnight today. A tree collapsed on the SS 131 towards Cagliari near the municipality of Norbello .
NUORESE – This morning Orosei was affected by a windstorm that uprooted various trees: some fell on cars, and others in the courtyard of the kindergartens. In addition to the damage to children's games, no injuries were reported. They have become light poles and road signs.
Mayor Elisa Farris brought together the Coc and closed the village cemetery where there are unsafe trees.
In the streets of the Baronian town, in particular via Satta, via Kennedy and Gollai but also in Cala 'e Croccas, the men of the local police are operating, the workers of the Municipality and the Fire Brigade who have taken steps to free the streets from the branches and poles that invaded the roadway: "I would like to tell my citizens not to go out except for urgent needs until the wind calms down and to report any inconvenience to the local police", underlines Farris.
SASSARESE - In Sassari all the Fire Brigade teams of the Command have been busy since last night to intervene on the basis of reports from citizens relating to uprooted trees, unsafe cornices and uprooted road signs. Also in Porto Torres activities to secure a telephone antenna.
The alert with high criticality continues throughout the day, rains are expected that could reach 100 millimeters.
PROBLEMS IN ALGHERO:
THE RIVER TEMO IN BOSA:
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